Management team
Paula Litvachky
(she/her/hers) Executive Director
cvJustice & Security
Paula Litvachky
(she/her/hers) Executive Director
Paula has been CELS’ Executive Director since February 2020 and has been part of the organization since 2004 when she joined the Democratic Justice program. From 2011 to 2019, Paula served as Director of the Justice and Security area at CELS. Before joining CELS, Paula worked at the Public Prosecutor’s office, specializing in criminal justice policy and human rights from 2001 to 2004. She has vast experience in advocacy in the fields of justice, criminal policy, security, intelligence, and human rights, on the national and international levels, and has coordinated and participated in many research projects on these topics in Argentina and abroad. In addition, she has written various articles and papers on criminal justice and human rights. She is part of many groups and networks that promote and defend human rights. Paula holds a law degree from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) Law School and is a Ph.D. candidate at the National University of Lanús. She has been a law professor at UBA and the University of Palermo. Since 2016, she serves on the board of Penal Reform International (PRI).
Diego Morales
(he/him/his) Director, Litigation & Legal Defense
cvLitigation & Legal Defense
Diego Morales
(he/him/his) Director, Litigation & Legal Defense
Diego has served as director of CELS’ Litigation and Legal Defense area since April 2013. He joined CELS as an attorney in 1998. After working for the Ombudsman’s Office in the City of Buenos Aires from 2000 to 2003, he returned to CELS as director of Litigation, coordinating legal strategies in all the cases in which CELS intervened. Diego has vast experience in strategic litigation, migration legislation, and the development of legal clinics. He was director of the ESCR and Social Inclusion area from December 2010 to March 2013. He teaches Human Rights and Guarantees at the University of Buenos Aires Law School, the National University of Avellaneda and the National University of Lanús. He has also taught Master’s degree courses on migration legislation and human rights. In addition, he has contributed to publications on labor outsourcing, migration and corporate responsibility for gross human rights violations, and authored several papers published in books and legal journals in Argentina and abroad on human rights and democracy. He received his law degree from the University of Buenos Aires.
(she/her/hers) Executive assistant
Management team
(she/her/hers) Executive assistant
Justice & Security
[email protected]
Manuel Tufró
(he/him/his) Director
Justicia y seguridad
Manuel Tufró
(he/him/his) Director
Victoria Darraidou
(she/her/hers) Coordinator, Citizen Security and Police Violence team
Seguridad democrática y violencia institucional
Victoria Darraidou
(she/her/hers) Coordinator, Citizen Security and Police Violence team
Macarena Fernández Hofmann
(she/ her /hers) Coordinator, Criminal Justice Policy and Violence in Confinement team
Política criminal y violencia en el encierro
Macarena Fernández Hofmann
(she/ her /hers) Coordinator, Criminal Justice Policy and Violence in Confinement team
María Hereñu
(she / her /hers) Researcher, Justice and Security area
Seguridad democrática y violencia institucional
María Hereñu
(she / her /hers) Researcher, Justice and Security area
Bárbara Juárez
(she /her/hers) Lawyer, Citizen Security and Police Violence team
Litigio y defensa legal
Bárbara Juárez
(she /her/hers) Lawyer, Citizen Security and Police Violence team
Florencia Ini
(she /her/hers) Lawyer, Citizen Security and Police Violence team
Seguridad democrática y violencia institucional
Florencia Ini
(she /her/hers) Lawyer, Citizen Security and Police Violence team
Teresita Arrouzet
(she/her/hers) Lawyer, Criminal Justice Policy and Violence in Confinement team
Política criminal y violencia en el encierro
Teresita Arrouzet
(she/her/hers) Lawyer, Criminal Justice Policy and Violence in Confinement team
Natalia Narvaez Tojter
(she/her/hers) Researcher, Citizen Security and Police Violence team
Seguridad democrática y violencia institucional
Natalia Narvaez Tojter
(she/her/hers) Researcher, Citizen Security and Police Violence team
Litigation & Legal Defense
[email protected]
Diego Morales
(he/him/his) Director
Litigio y defensa legal
Diego Morales
(he/him/his) Director
Sol Hourcade
(she/her/hers) Coordinator, Memory, Truth & Justice team
Memoria, verdad y justicia
Sol Hourcade
(she/her/hers) Coordinator, Memory, Truth & Justice team
Agustina Lloret
(she/her/hers) Coordinator, Litigation & Legal Defense area and co-coordinator Legal Clinic
Seguridad democrática y violencia institucional
Agustina Lloret
(she/her/hers) Coordinator, Litigation & Legal Defense area and co-coordinator Legal Clinic
Tomás Griffa
(he/him/his) Lawyer, Litigation & Legal Defense area and Legal Clinic teacher
Litigio y defensa legal
Tomás Griffa
(he/him/his) Lawyer, Litigation & Legal Defense area and Legal Clinic teacher
Lucía Molina
(she/her/hers) Lawyer, Litigation & Legal Defense area
Memoria, verdad y justicia
Lucía Molina
(she/her/hers) Lawyer, Litigation & Legal Defense area
Delfina Lladó
(she/her/hers) Lawyer, Memory, Truth & Justice team
Litigio y defensa legal
Delfina Lladó
(she/her/hers) Lawyer, Memory, Truth & Justice team
Land, Housing and Economic Justice
[email protected]
Luna Miguens
(she/her/hers) Director, Land, Housing and Economic Justice area
Derechos económicos, sociales y culturales
Luna Miguens
(she/her/hers) Director, Land, Housing and Economic Justice area
Leandro Vera Belli
(he/him/his) Coordinator, Land, Housing and Economic Justice area
Derechos económicos, sociales y culturales
Leandro Vera Belli
(he/him/his) Coordinator, Land, Housing and Economic Justice area
Federico Orchani
(he/him/his) Researcher, Land, Housing and Economic Justice area
Derechos económicos, sociales y culturales
Federico Orchani
(he/him/his) Researcher, Land, Housing and Economic Justice area
María José Venancio
(she/her/hers) Lawyer, Land, Housing and Economic Justice area
Derechos económicos, sociales y culturales
María José Venancio
(she/her/hers) Lawyer, Land, Housing and Economic Justice area
Leonel Bazán
(he/him/his) Lawyer, Land, Housing and Economic Justice area
Derechos económicos, sociales y culturales
Leonel Bazán
(he/him/his) Lawyer, Land, Housing and Economic Justice area
Daiana Aizenberg
(she/her/hers) Researcher, Land, Housing and Economic Justice area
Derechos económicos, sociales y culturales
Daiana Aizenberg
(she/her/hers) Researcher, Land, Housing and Economic Justice area
Mental Health
[email protected]
Macarena Sabin Paz
(she/her/hers) Coordinator, Mental Health team
Salud mental
Macarena Sabin Paz
(she/her/hers) Coordinator, Mental Health team
Mariana Biaggio
(she/her/hers) Social worker, Mental Health team
Salud mental
Mariana Biaggio
(she/her/hers) Social worker, Mental Health team
Ana Sofía Soberón Rebaza
(she/her/hers) Social worker, Mental Health team and Legal Clinic teacher
Salud mental
Ana Sofía Soberón Rebaza
(she/her/hers) Social worker, Mental Health team and Legal Clinic teacher
Fabián Murua
(he/him/his) Lawyer, Mental Health team
Salud mental
Fabián Murua
(he/him/his) Lawyer, Mental Health team
Joaquín castro Valdez
(he/him/his) Psychologist, Mental Health team
Salud mental
Joaquín castro Valdez
(he/him/his) Psychologist, Mental Health team
Víctor Manuel Rodríguez
Psychologist, Mental Health team. He died of covid-19 on April 27, 2021
Salud mental
Víctor Manuel Rodríguez
Psychologist, Mental Health team. He died of covid-19 on April 27, 2021
Clinical care team:
Laura Conte (founder)
Mariana Wikinski
Adelqui Del Do
Marcelo Marmer
Gustavo Manrique
Roberto Gutman
Transfeminist Agenda
[email protected]
Lucía de la Vega
(she/her/hers) Coordinator Transfeminist Agenda and co-coordinator Legal Clinic
Agenda feminista
Lucía de la Vega
(she/her/hers) Coordinator Transfeminist Agenda and co-coordinator Legal Clinic
Quimey Ramos
(she/her/hers) Member, Transfeminist Agenda
Agenda feminista
Quimey Ramos
(she/her/hers) Member, Transfeminist Agenda
International Team
[email protected]
Juliana Miranda
(she/her/hers) Coordinator, International Team
Trabajo internacional
Juliana Miranda
(she/her/hers) Coordinator, International Team
Erika Schmidhuber Peña
(she/her/hers) Lawyer, International Team
Trabajo internacional
Erika Schmidhuber Peña
(she/her/hers) Lawyer, International Team
Cynthia Palacios Reckziegel
(she/her/hers) Lawyer, International Team
Trabajo internacional
Cynthia Palacios Reckziegel
(she/her/hers) Lawyer, International Team
Agostina Bergia
(they/them/theirs) Lawyer, International Team
Trabajo internacional
Agostina Bergia
(they/them/theirs) Lawyer, International Team
Lucía Galoppo
(she/her/hers) Lawyer, International Team
Trabajo internacional
Lucía Galoppo
(she/her/hers) Lawyer, International Team
Research
[email protected]
Marcela Perelman
(she/her/hers) Director
Investigación
Marcela Perelman
(she/her/hers) Director
Anabella Schoenle
(she/her/hers) Member, Research area
Investigación
Anabella Schoenle
(she/her/hers) Member, Research area
Julián Toribio
(he/him/his) Member, Research area
Investigación
Julián Toribio
(he/him/his) Member, Research area
Patricia Panich
(she/her/hers) Member, Research area
Investigación
Patricia Panich
(she/her/hers) Member, Research area
María Teresa Texidó
(she/ her/hers) Librarian
Investigación
María Teresa Texidó
(she/ her/hers) Librarian
Communications and Mobilization
[email protected]
Vanina Escales
Director, Communications team and
Agenda feminista
Vanina Escales
Director, Communications team and
Ximena Tordini
Adviser, Communications area
Comunicación
Ximena Tordini
Adviser, Communications area
Mariana Migueles
Designer
Comunicación
Mariana Migueles
Designer
Julián Reynoso
(he/him/his) Member, Communications area
Comunicación
Julián Reynoso
(he/him/his) Member, Communications area
Mercedes Escusol Sáez
(she/her/hers)Member, Communications area
Comunicación
Mercedes Escusol Sáez
(she/her/hers)Member, Communications area
Martina Noailles
(she/her/hers) Member, Communications area
Comunicación
Martina Noailles
(she/her/hers) Member, Communications area
Alejandro Marinelli
(he/him/his) Member, Communications area
Comunicación
Alejandro Marinelli
(he/him/his) Member, Communications area
Juan Carrá
(he/him/his) Member, Communications area
Comunicación
Juan Carrá
(he/him/his) Member, Communications area
Clara Uranga
(she/her/hers) Member, Communications area
Comunicación
Clara Uranga
(she/her/hers) Member, Communications area
Mobilization and Democracy
[email protected]
Gabriela Mitidieri
(she/her/hers) Member, Mobilization and Democracy team
Agenda feminista
Gabriela Mitidieri
(she/her/hers) Member, Mobilization and Democracy team
Robert Grosse
(he/him/his) Cooperator, Mobilization and Democracy team
Desarrollo institucional
Robert Grosse
(he/him/his) Cooperator, Mobilization and Democracy team
Institutional Development
[email protected]
Cecilia Ales
(she/her/hers) Director
Desarrollo institucional
Cecilia Ales
(she/her/hers) Director
Mariana Paterlini
(she/her/hers) Institutional fundraising coordinator
Desarrollo institucional
Mariana Paterlini
(she/her/hers) Institutional fundraising coordinator
Federico Mindlis
(he/him/his) Member, Institutional Development area
Desarrollo institucional
Federico Mindlis
(he/him/his) Member, Institutional Development area
Verónica Verone
(she/her/hers) Member, Institutional Development area
Desarrollo institucional
Verónica Verone
(she/her/hers) Member, Institutional Development area
Administration & Finances
[email protected]
Jimena Pérez Alzueta
(she/her/hers) Director
Administración
Jimena Pérez Alzueta
(she/her/hers) Director
María Villarruel
(she/her/hers) Treasurer
Administración
María Villarruel
(she/her/hers) Treasurer
Ernesto Sigaud
(he/him/his) In charge of accounting
Administración
Ernesto Sigaud
(he/him/his) In charge of accounting
Nahuel Mouzet
(he/him/his) Accounting assistant
Administración
Nahuel Mouzet
(he/him/his) Accounting assistant
Carla López
(she/her/hers) Administration & Finances assistant
Administración
Carla López
(she/her/hers) Administration & Finances assistant
Alan Larrosa
(he/him/his) Technical and systems support
Administración
Alan Larrosa
(he/him/his) Technical and systems support
Samanta Sosa
(she/her/hers) Reception
Administración
Samanta Sosa
(she/her/hers) Reception
Celina Domínguez
(she/her/hers) Maintenance
Administración
Celina Domínguez
(she/her/hers) Maintenance
Elizabeth Mato
(she/her/hers) Maintenance
Administración
Elizabeth Mato
(she/her/hers) Maintenance